Number of households rose 0.580% to 233 mil in the European Union in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of households in the European Union reached an all time high of 233 mil in 2020 and an all time low of 102 mil in 1990. When compared to European Union's main peers, number of households in China amounted to 500 mil, 57.2 mil in Japan, 52.6 mil in Russia and 130 mil in USA in 2020.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of number of households.
| Number of Households | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | mil | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 463 | 469 | 475 | 481 | 487 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | mil | 224 | 226 | 227 | 229 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 40.6 | 40.7 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 40.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 258 | 262 | 266 | 270 | 273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 54.0 | 54.5 | 55.1 | 55.6 | 56.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 30.8 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 32.8 | 33.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 123 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 128 |
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